While dry pet food may seem like an ultra-convenient way to feed your cat or dog, there are a few health issues you should be aware of. Many dry pet foods on the market are not as healthy as the manufacture would like you to believe.

Dry pet food is made through a process called extrusion. The food is cooked under extreme pressure and intense heat. The heat destroys many vital nutrients and can also lead to the formulation of carcinogenic molecules.

Here are five critical issues you should be aware of concerning dry pet food:

1. Elevated acrylamide content.
Acrylamide is a known carcinogenic substance that occurs when starches are cooked at extremely high temperatures. Kibbled pet foods containing a large amount of grain are suspected of having elevated acrylamide content. This substance is related to increased tumor growth, adverse endocrine gland status, paralysis, as well as uterine and breast cancer.

2. Trans fats and rancidity.
Fatty acids are found in all mammalian meat or tissue and are an important nutrient. However, when cooked at extremely high temperatures these fats oxidize and become rancid, creating unhealthy trans fats. All commercially produced dry pet foods contain these unhealthy fats, which may lead to skin infections, excessive shedding, hot spots and flakey skin.

3. Increased risk of mycotoxin and aflatoxin contamination.
Mycotoxins are fungal byproducts that can develop when grains are improperly stored or processed under high temperatures. The most common type of grains affected are wheat and corn.

Due to the pet food manufacturing process, the risk of mycotoxins forming in kibbled pet food is exceptionally high. These toxins can become extremely carcinogenic and immunosuppressive as they interfere with proper cellular function. The most common type of mycotoxin affecting pet health is aflatoxin. This substance negatively impacts the liver and has the potential of initiating certain forms of cancer.

4. Low water content.
Processed pet foods contain low water content and are extremely dehydrating to dogs and cats. Lack of sufficient water intake decreases proper bowl motility and can lead to digestive upsets or other diseases.

5. High carbohydrate content.
Dogs and cats are carnivores. Their bodies rely primarily on fat for energy. As a result, they only need a minimum level of carbs in their diet. However, most commercial dry foods are loaded with wheat and corn, and contain 35-50% carbohydrates.Excessive amounts of these starches can cause obesity and diabetes in cats.

So how can you protect your pet and avoid the problems associated with dry pet food? The best solution is to look for an all natural, moist diet for your pet.

Mulligan Stew Pet Food contains a variety of delicious, canned formulas for cats and dogs. Our premium food is packed with fresh meat and contains adequate water content for proper health and bowel motility.

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Too many pets are suffering from Diabetes, largely due to their diets. Many of our customers have found that Mulligan Stew is an effective nutritional choice for thier pets with Diabetes and they want to know why?

The formula in MS has a very low carbohydrate profile. Diabetic animals require lower carbohydrates in their diet, to help reduce sugars, which are regulated by the pancreas. The pancreas secretes hormones which control glucose levels in the blood stream. By keeping sugar levels down it helps the pancreas so it does not have to work so hard. Additionally the two essential amino acids found in Mulligan Stew, Cysteine and Methionine, helps assist in reducing the triglycerides levels in the blood, which help to lower blood sugar levels as well.
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Your pet’s body is made up of millions of cells. The most important part of the cell is the nucleus or cellular brain. Hidden inside the nucleus is your pet’s DNA, which is protected by an endcap, known as the telomere. Each time cells replicate a piece of the telomere is lost, making the cell more vulnerable to toxins that contribute to cellular death. The faster cells replicate, the faster the telomere shortens, resulting in premature aging. This is one of the foremost theories in anti aging.

Mulligan Stew Pet Food’s formula is scientifically formulated to bring together two essential amino acids, Cysteine and Methionine, and the powerful enzyme, glutathione Peroxidase, (found in cabbage and horseradish and other cruciferous vegetables). These ingredients work naturally with the animal’s body to help slow the aging process. This is very cutting edge science, and Mulligan Stew is offering pets a healthful advantage for a long and healthy life. For more information visit www.mulliganstewpetfood.com

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Free radicals are toxic oxygen molecules that wreak havoc within your pet’s body. These toxins are found in chemicals, metals and air pollution. When present in large qualities, free radicals pose a serious threat to your pet’s health. They may contribute to conditions such as heart disease, cancer, cataracts and also contribute to the aging process.

Thankfully, there are powerful compounds known as antioxidants that can help your pet fight off and destroy these harmful invaders. Antioxidants are found in certain healthy foods and are absolutely vital to preserving cellular integrity. Both cabbage and horseradish are high in antioxidants, which is why Mulligan Stew has chosen to add these cruciferous vegetables to our revolutionary pet food formula. Mulligan Stew was developed from sound scientific principles with an emphasis on promoting optimal cellular health and increasing antioxidant protection.


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All pet owners should be concerned about the serious health risk to their pets of mycotoxins in pet food. Surveys of commercial pet foods, including dog and cat foods, have shown the existence of mycotoxins. The FDA issued a recall in 2006 on a major national dog food brand specifically because aflatoxins (a form of mycotoxins) were discovered in their dry kibble dog food, at least 100 dogs died nationwide due to this exposure. These published reports, however, only reflect a portion of the problem as most food poisoning cases go unreported and Veterinarians often misdiagnose mycotoxin poisoning as the cause of other chronic diseases such as liver and kidney fibrosis and cancer.

Mycotoxins are compounds produced by moulds and affect everyone. In 1985 the World Health Organization estimated that approximately 25% of the world's grains were contaminated by mycotoxins. This figure has most certainly grown since then due to an increase in global import and export of grains and cereals and the changing environmental and weather patterns. With regards to food production, the highest concentrations of mycotoxins are generally found in nuts, particularly peanuts, oilseeds (such as sunflower oil) and cereals, including wheat, barley and especially corn. Cereal by-products, which are often diverted to pet food manufacturing, are often found to have even higher levels of mycotoxins due to their processing and lack of adequate monitoring at production facilities.


When foodstuffs containing cereals, nuts or oilseeds are produced in a manner where the ingredients begin with high moisture content and are then heated to high temperatures (drying or baking techniques) this greatly increases the likelihood for contamination and rapid colonization of mycotoxins. Most all dried foodstuffs, including pet food kibble and pet treats manufactured using heat extrusion, which are manufactured in this way are more susceptible to any mycotoxin contamination due to the rapid fluxuation from high moisture content to very low moisture content from these high heating procedures. In other words, baked or dried pet foods high in specific grains, nuts or seed oils will more than likely have been exposed to some form of mycotoxin, airborne or through mold contamination, at some point in time.

The most common type of mycotoxin affecting pet health is aflatoxin. As mentioned above, a major pet food recall in 2006 was caused by aflatoxin contamination. Aflatoxins can be extremely deleterious for mammal’s health, especially dogs and cats, due to its impact on the liver, various other organs and the potential of initiating certain forms of cancer. These deleterious effects on the liver and the cancerous consequences of mycotoxin contamination often cause the misdiagnosis by Veterinarians. The symptoms of aflatoxin contamination include refusal of food, diarrhea, extensive vomiting, bloody stools and jaundice. Medical research now shows that diets high in vegetables can lower the detrimental effects of aflatoxins on mammals.

We feel very strongly that, not only do dry kibble producst provide an inadequate format for pet nutrition the additional risks of feeding a dry kibble product due to mycotoxin contamination pose an unacceptable health risk to companion animals.
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Question:

We were wondering ~ what is your source of calcium?

Answer:

Since Ca+ supplementation or additive forms are not metabolically correctly absorbed (or arranged), Mulligan Stew only adds the vegetable source (cabbage, horseradish) to liberate high Ca+ ion value to our formula. It is important to remember that Ca+ can only be utilized in an ion form rather than supplemental.
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An Important Consideration:

If people smoke around their animals or if there are contaminants in the home such as Radon or pesticides from poisons, (for insect control as an example), the Mulligan Stew formulation is a must in the daily diets of their pets. The detoxification biochemical response will help to dilute the smoke / poisonous toxins and help to excrete these toxins out of the pet's body.
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At what temperature does denaturation of the average meat protein begin? Realizing that there are several levels of denaturation that can occur, has anyone ever mapped the relationship between temperature and primary, secondary, tertiary breakdowns of proteins? I've looked everywhere, and understand that ph and temperature will cause denaturation of enzymes and a breakdown of proteins, but I can't find a table of related temperatures or acidification.

Next, because we are dealing with a canned food, Mulligan Stew is obviously cooked. At what temperature, and does this effect the efficacy of the proteins and enzymes in the food? I've had some educated consumer say that any cooked food is seriously wanting in enzymes and nutrients. Obviously, too much cold will also cause damage at the cellular level, but hardcore frozen raw fans don't seem to see that. I'd love to read your thoughts. Thank You!
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Why do you suggest no dry pet food products?
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